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Xochitl Oseguera

Senior Campaign Director, MamásConPoder.org

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Xochitl was born and raised in Mexico, and moved to the U.S. to earn a Master's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Xochitl has more than 18 years experience working with the U.S. Hispanic population in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. In addition to her commitment to justice in the world, she is passionate about books, technology, traveling and her family.

Lucianna Borrego is a grocery deli cashier in California who was thrilled to be expecting a baby boy. Several months into her pregnancy, she told her bosses that she needed to avoid lifting more than 10 pounds - a routine accommodation made to workers who had suffered an injury. But while she had hoped for the best, her bosses ignored the law and forced Lucianna out on unpaid leave. Stories like Lucianna's are not uncommon and they contribute to the gender wage gap. When pregnant workers are forced on to unpaid leave or are fired rather than accommodated, it costs women much-needed income at...

It's just a few short weeks before election day on November 8th! We're fired up and ready to make a difference. You can join us! We're very excited to announce the launch of a non-partisan election-driven campaign named #LatinasVotan that will start on September 15th. What better way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month this year than to flex our power as voters? We would love for you to join us! Here are the details: What: The #LatinasVotan campaign will spread the word about voting and promote the value and importance of registering to vote and voting on Election Day. We will use Twitter,...

Put something soft on your desk right now, because what I’m about to tell you will have you so mad you’re going to have a "head-desk" moment (you know, a moment when you drop your head to your desk in frustration?) and I don’t want you to get hurt. Ready? According to the latest U.S. Census, Latinas who work full-time, year-round, earn only .55 to the dollar compared to white, non-Hispanic men. [ 1 ] To put it another way, Latinas have to work for all of 2014 and all the way until October 30th (!!!) of 2015 to earn what white men earned in 2014 alone. Over time that gap really adds up. In...

On June 16th, Donald Trump said the following hurtful, harmful, and completely inaccurate statement: “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best…they’re sending people that have lots of problems…they’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime. They’re rapists…” [1] Trump couldn’t be more wrong: Studies show that immigrants are actually LESS likely to commit crimes and also that immigration and crime rates aren’t linked at all. [2] His hateful statement was both inaccurate AND harmful. When my 12 year-old son heard Trump's hateful comments about Mexican immigrants on TV, he...

September 15 marked the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Throughout the rest of this month and until October 15, there will be celebrations all over the country honoring the culture, history and traditions of U.S. Hispanics. The U.S. government’s website hispanicheritagemonth.gov explains the history of Hispanic Heritage Month as the following: “The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988…It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988…” During these 30 days, many Latin American countries...